it's good for the united states. it's good for the region. >> eliot: these delicate balances the high wire acts you're describing, how is it effected by comments by mitt romney who wants to will be his campaign, and i'll let the comments speak for themselves. >> we all know that first reports could be wrong. what we thought we knew this morning we're less certain of tonight. now you've been in political campaigns. the impulses are great. the juices are flowing. they want to get involved in everything. i wish he would have said, today is not the day. i'll call a time out today. >> eliot: and clearly the president did not hold his own fire in pushing back at romney saying, you know what, campaigns should stop at the border. >> but it just shows there are very great limits in the campaign in a bumper sticker scenario. it's hard to address the complexities that really exist in the middle east policy. >> eliot: i will try to avoid the temptation to editorialize too much, but mitt romney is desperate for some edge in the c